The panel will appoint a Chair for this meeting.

Agreed that Councillor Peter Smith is appointed Chair of this meeting.

To confirm the minutes of the meeting held on 17 March 2015.

Agreed the minutes of the meeting held on 17 March 2015 (which were tabled at the meeting).

Members will be asked to make any declarations of interest in respect of items on the Agenda.

There were no declarations of interest made by Councillors in accordance with the code of conduct.

To consider passing a resolution under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972 to exclude the press and public from the meeting for the following item(s) of business on the grounds that it (they) involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph(s) 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act, as amended by the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

Agreed that under Section 100(A)(4) of the Local Government Act, 1972, the press and public are excluded from the meeting for the following items of business on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraphs 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act, as amended by the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

There is one item of urgent business to be considered under Part II of this agenda on an amendment to a Chief Officer role profile.

Carole Burgoyne, Strategic Director for People submitted a report on an amendment to a Chief Officer role profile. 

The panel unanimously agreed –

Members will receive an update on the recruitment to the post of Assistant Director for Finance.

Lesa Annear, Strategic Director for Transformation and Change, updated the panel on the appointment of the Assistant Director for Finance.

The panel unanimously agreed to the revised terms of the appointment of Andrew Hardingham, Assistant Director for Finance, as set out in the report.

With the permission of the chair, the order of business was amended, as set out below in the minutes.

Members will be asked to review and agree the amendments to the role profile for the Head of Portfolio Office.

Lesa Annear, Strategic Director for Transformation and Change, submitted a report on the roles of Head of Portfolio Office and Head of Business and Technical Architecture.

The panel unanimously agreed –

The panel was advised, during this agenda item, that HAY had advised that Band 2 was the indicative evaluation grade for the role of Head of Transformation Programme.

Members will be asked to recommend to Council the deletion of this Chief Officer post.

See minute 92 above.

Members will be asked to appoint an Interim Assistant Director for Human Resources and Organisational Development (HR & OD).

Subsequent to the discussion to finalise the process, the Democratic and Member Support Manager and the Democratic Support Officer left the meeting for the remainder of this item.

Members interviewed two candidates for the post of Interim Assistant Director for Human Resources and Organisational Development.

Agreed that Marion Fanthorpe is appointed to the post of Interim Assistant Director for Human Resources and Organisational Development, for a period of up to nine months, with a commencement date to be confirmed.